Infamous drug lord pens letters from U.S. prison, citing "cruel punishment"

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has pleaded for U.S. court authorities to transfer him back to his country of birth, court filings showed Monday, as he serves out a life sentence he deemed "cruel." Extradited in 2017 after escaping twice from Mexican prisons, Guzman is serving a life sentence at a maximum security facility in Colorado on multiple charges including drug trafficking and money laundering. AFP reviewed three letters the co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel wrote, each one filed on Monday. CBS News also obtained one of the letters, which is written in grammatically incorrect English. "This is a polite letter (about) the hardcore evidence that wasn't proven for my case," Guzman wrote in the letter, dated April 23. In the letter directed to the Eastern District Court of New York, Guzman asked that authorities recognize his "rights to be request back (sic) to my country," without clarifying if his request is to serve the rest of his sentence in Mexico. El Chapo wrote letters, pleading for U.S. court authorities to transfer him back to his country of birth, court filings showed. Eastern District Court of New York In another missive on April 20, Guzman complained that his requests for the documents behind his sentencing have gone unanswered. These documents won't justify "my cruel punishment," he added. "The verdict of my trial wasn't fair," he said. …